Star Wars has been in the news a lot recently.
The sale of Lucasfilm to Disney provided the first shock, to the tune of $4 billion and the idea that George Lucas was relinquishing control of the company he had worked so hard to build.
But when this announcement was followed up by the revelation that we'd finally get to see the fabled third Star Wars trilogy, Episodes VII to IX... well, the internet went into meltdown.
Except it didn't. Well, not as much as it once might have.
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Mainly because of those films that shall not be named. You know the ones. Begins with 'P', rhymes with 'equals'.
I'll admit that when they first came out, I was at the midnight shows for all three. And I enjoyed each one at the time. Perhaps it was the music, the opening scroll, or the stunning visuals. I don't know. But the chance to see Star Wars on the big screen again was an opportunity not to be missed and I thoroughly enjoyed treating the 7-year old me, with all grown-up criticism set aside for later.
Of course, each time I've watched them since that criticism has grown stronger. Not because they are utterly irredeemable movies (they're actually more fun than most of the dross served up these days), but because of what could have been.